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If you decide not to go with the Vancouver Costal Health Authority, try Fraser Health. It covers 12 hospitals from Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, to Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Langley, and further east into the Fraser Valley -...

I don't really see nursing as a calling, because for me, the word "calling" has a religious connotation - and please note, I mean for me, because it may not be seen as this by other people. When I decided to become a nurse, it was more of a "drive" t...

Kimmy, keep that glass half full attitude...keep using this site to learn, to question, and to communicate with other nurses, and even to vent when you need to. I think you will find that the postives far outweigh the negatives! :)

Holy smoke! We're probably neighbours! PM me!

True, true, TRUE! The one time I nearly hit the deck was after I poked my thumb with a staple...what a wimp to turn pale and woozy! And I've been an ER nurse for years!

I agree with Steph on this one. If they want you, they'll hire you, pregnant or not. If they just want a body to fill a spot, you will find out pretty quick...and it may not be a place where you want to work. A unit that respects employees takes preg...

have to agree...I hope we have heard the last of it! Much as our current system is not perfect, its still tried and true! The lack of details/plans were major cause of discomfort...

Hi there, Just saw this thread...To answer your question is difficult...Fraser Health is a large health authority, divided into 3 regions with 4 hospitals in each. Fraser North - Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, Burnaby General in Burnab...

It wouldn't hurt to ask your preceptor the rationale for not diluting the med, even though it is recommended in your drug book (not in a challenging way). Perhaps there are hospital guidelines regarding the dilution of meds that you have not yet had ...

Once an arrest is identified, the code button on the wall above the pts. bed is pushed, and the alarm rings at the station...the unit clerk phones a number that is connected to the overhead paging system, and a code is called hospital wide which aler...

No, not true....a regular program.

Psych nurses are absolutely "real" nurses in the same way that ICU nurses are nurses, and the same for ER, med-surg, L/D nurses etc. I know that there are still some nurses out there that believe that if you aren't working in an acute/critical care a...

The hospital I work at now has no dress code, wear any color and any style...unfortunately, we have a couple of nurses who take this literally and look like they are wearing pyjamas....They get this wounded look if you say anything and say "What are ...

What area of area of Canada are you referring to? In BC, despite the shortage, we need to at least be enrolled in a master's program to be instructing RN students, its hardly "pretty easy", and last I checked the salary was nowhere close! Can you tel...

It will depend on you. If you treat your co-workers respectfully and your patients holistically, and you don't try to impose your beliefs on anyone else, I suspect you will feel comfortable in your work setting. Take the same setting, but you announ...

There will always be two schools of thought. A major argument for med-surg is that nothing beats a year of med-surg to really consolidate your learning, integrate theory with practice, and develop the confidence in your assessment skills and ability ...

Our PICCS are valved, and don't need a clamp...perhaps this is why you don't have clamps on your.

[banana]congratulations to you!!![/banana]

I was taught 5 Fs....with fertile added to the other 4!

We suck a bit of NS through after we are done suctioning to clear the catheter and tubing, then put the Yaunker back in its wrap then in the holder. If it hits the floor or any other surface, it gets tossed. Its not sterile, but you want to think abo...

JMO, but we are not the Morals Police. It shouldn't matter to us to is involved in a relationship in the workplace UNLESS that relationship becomes very obvious to all involved and disrupts the workplace for both patients and staff. If they start swa...

Kate, check on the Health Authority websites for the province...if they are requesting an employer in order to grant you a temporary permit, perhaps this will help. I wasn't aware of this. I am sure we have hired people from out of the country who ha...

Kate, do you actually have an interim permit from the College of Registered Nurses of BC, or are you talking about a work permit? If you have an interim permit from CRNBC, and you have written the exam, you should be able to be hired almost immediate...

RPNs are hired in BC to work in LTC.

You can work in Canada as long as you become registered in the province in which you wish to practice. Out of country credentials are evaluated, if lacking in some way, there may be a requirement of additional education or clinical hours. NPs require...